Eritrea vs Indonesia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) over time
- Eritrea
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 53.3% against 52.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Indonesia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 55th and Indonesia ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 66.7% | 11.7% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 63.2% | 9.6% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 53.9% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 53.5% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Eritrea or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 53.3% against 52.4% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Eritrea and Indonesia?
- 0.9%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Indonesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Indonesia rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 55th and Indonesia ranks 53rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.